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Uncolored engraving depicting Adam, at far right, naming the animals in the Garden of Eden. In the far left-hand side of the background there is a giant fish spouting, intended to represent the whale. The stars, full moon, and the light of God are visible in the sky. With an elaborate border stylized as a frame, with a skull and bones in the center bottom. In the lower margin is printed "Psal. VIII. v.4, 5. Ecquid est homo mortalis" and, in blackletter, the corresponding German translation.


whales
1731-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Fridrich, A.; Wagner, Christian Ulrich
ink; laid paper
14 in x 9 1/2 in
Germany: Augsburg and Ulm